The routines are so similar, they’re almost indistinguishable: The athlete stands at one end of the runway, blocking out the whirlwind of activity around her. Her steely glare belies nerves and ...

In today’s athletic world, parents push their kids into sports early and often, in an effort to mold the next high school star of their community. Premier athletes are recruited before they are old ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Bethany Buell remembers the suggestion she received as an eighth grader from Chris Moore. Moore, a track and field coach at ...

GREEN BAY - Robin Schmit has helped develop some of the best girls pole vaulters in the state. Yet Schmit has never been to a track and field meet. The Green Bay YMCA gymnastics director is proud to ...

Wearing a gauzy blue two-piece costume that resembles a circus acrobat’s uniform, Laura Martin climbs up an 11-foot steel pole in a move popularly called the “Caterpillar Crawl.” Aggressive and ...